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Re: HBGary follow up

Maria,
Hi! That sounds great! I'm also adding Dan Collender (Jeremy and I supervisor), and Nate Thompson (Unix Architect) to this email so hopefully we can schedule a time that works for everyone.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Brian Coulson
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From: Maria Lucas
To: Brian Coulson
Cc: Phil Wallisch
Sent: Thu Aug 05 18:10:26 2010
Subject: Re: HBGary follow up
Hi Brian
What if we schedule time next Thursday to review your malware samples? I'll check Phil's availability and send a meeting invitation ok? I would have suggested Wednesday but I know Phil will be at a client site and travelling....
Maria
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Brian Coulson <bcoulson@digitalglobe.com> wrote:
Maria,
Hi! Currently our CIO is out on vacation and is expected back next week. At that time my supervisor will be able to see about availability on our end. Im defiantly looking forward to the get together!
As a side note, Ill be out of the office starting tomorrow through Tuesday and back on Wednesday. As normal for me, itll be a working vacation so Ill still be able to respond to emails, just a little later in the day.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Brian Coulson
From: Maria Lucas [mailto:maria@hbgary.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:20 PM
To: Brian Coulson
Subject: Re: HBGary follow up
Hi Brian
Checking to see if you have heard from management. I am going to get an update from Phil now on your samples.
Maria
On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Brian Coulson <bcoulson@digitalglobe.com> wrote:
Maria,
Hi! Thank you very much for this offer! Ive asked my supervisor about this and if we can lineup executive management to attend. I should know more shortly.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Brian Coulson
From: Maria Lucas [mailto:maria@hbgary.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 5:30 PM
To: Brian Coulson
Subject: Re: HBGary follow up
Hi Brian
Please let me know when the files are sent so I can follow up. Once I have feedback from Phil I will know when we will schedule the Webex to review the results.
Also, HBGary would like the opportunity to come to Colorado to present our solution to management. As much as we agree about the immediate value of Active Defense there are other factors to consider such as our commitment to customers, workflow, managed services, productivity savings, and training, as well as clarification about the overall benefits versus competing solutions and our roadmap.
HBGary does a great job of explaining the state of the malware problem and why a holistic approach is required.
Would you have time tomorrow to discuss an onsite meeting?
Maria
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Brian Coulson <bcoulson@digitalglobe.com> wrote:
Maria,
Hi! Sorry for the delays in moving forward as quickly as we need to. July was our time frame, however weve had some operational issues come up that has delayed some of our projects like this. We are now looking at August to move forward with a much needed solution.
If we can schedule a call for late Wednesday or Thursday to go over the files Ill be sending shortly, and help me understand how much time it took, what the files are, etc. so that I can capture that information into a presentation format for our Director, that would be most helpful.
The only other product were currently looking at is Encase and we understand the differences in the products. Personally I feel theres more immediate value with HBGary.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Brian Coulson
From: Maria Lucas [mailto:maria@hbgary.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 3:30 PM
To: Brian Coulson
Subject: HBGary follow up
Hi Brian
Is there a good time to call you this week? I know the next step is to have HBGary assist you in reading your results from Digital DNA.
You mentioned that you have to make a quick decision and I wanted to ask you what your criteria is for success and the selection process, and if you have a revised timeframe?
Also, HbGary offers tier 3 support or Managed SAervices as an option -- we do this internally and we have partnerships. Mike Spohn is Director of Services at HBGary. Would you like to schedule a call next week with Mike to discuss Active Defense, workflow and level 3 tier support?
Also, if you have competitive question on how we compare to other solutions we will help with that as well.....
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Maria
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email: maria@hbgary.com
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Cell Phone 805-890-0401 Office Phone 301-652-8885 x108 Fax: 240-396-5971
email: maria@hbgary.com